This was my first published book (though the second I'd written with these characters). It's about a very ordinary girl, Jane, who works in banking and marries a dealer.

Since I was working in dealing at the time I was following the advice on writing about what you know. Jane thinks that her life will be complete when she gets married but she finds that things don't always turn out the way she hoped. Which I think is something that happens to all of us. Like the Chinese proverb 'be careful what you wish for' sometimes the thing we want the most is the thing that breaks our hearts!

Each chapter heading is the title of a song which was in the top 40 at the time. The song titles reflect (in a very general way) the theme of the chapter.

Reviews

• " After ten years of marriage with many lonely nights and cold dinners in the bin Jane realises her husband is not the man of her dreams. Is she silly to be thirty-plus and still dreaming of meeting her dream love? Do dreams really come true? This is the story of a young woman’s path to maturity. A fabulous first novel and a thoroughly enjoyable read" – RTE Guide